Bob FraserCFO & Macro Strategist | Data-Driven Investing Expert | Speaker & Author

The 🔑 to starting your own fund

Name: The 🔑 to starting your own fund
Uploaded: 2026-03-19T13:01:48+00:00
Duration: 22 s
Channel: Bob Fraser
Description: In a brief interview, Speaker A asks Speaker B about the path to becoming a fund manager. Speaker B explains that their background is in real‑estate…

19 Mar 2026 · 0 min

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In a brief interview, Speaker A asks Speaker B about the path to becoming a fund manager. Speaker B explains that their background is in real‑estate sales and they grew up managing multifamily properties, but emphasizes that fund management is fundamentally a sales and marketing role—success depends on being good at talking to people and understanding their needs. When asked how they locate investors, Speaker B says they use LinkedIn to find and engage potential backers.

Can I ask you a couple questions? Uh, wow, I knew that already. Um, oh, that's good advice. What's the secret or what's the key to getting, becoming a fund manager? Like, what did you do before this?
Um, I was in real estate sales, but I also grew up in multifamily. I'm second generation, so property management. But I would definitely say fund management, you're in sales and marketing. Um, so I'd say you have to be good at talking to people and understanding what they're looking for.
How are you finding investors?
On LinkedIn.
Doing what?
I just, you know, post content and I engage in the DMs and I build relationships over time, and that's how I get my investors. And what's a typical investor invest with So it can depend. I have some that put in like $500K, some have put in like $100K over 5 deals, some putting $200K. It really depends on what they're looking to do. Once again, it depends on their goals.